Officer Mercado was hospitalized and a man died after a shooting involving a robbery in Jacksonville. The Sheriff's Office provided updates and requested privacy for Mercado's family.

Honduran national Ana Romero was sentenced to 21 months in prison for her role in a $7.6 million fraud scheme involving off-the-books payroll and tax evasion.

Jacksonville law enforcement officials have apprehended five individuals and seized a large quantity of drugs, including fentanyl sufficient to kill over half the city's population.

Two men were charged with murder after a double shooting in Macclenny led to the death of 19-year-old Devin Powers Jr.

Ryan Lauber, an employee at Publix, rescued a colleague from a sinking truck in a pond behind the store, as reported by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

An 18-year-old named Xzaria Randall was fatally shot on Rover Road in Jacksonville. Stephan Smith, 23, was charged with murder following a JSO investigation.

Jason Blount, 52, was arrested in Jacksonville, FL, for sexual battery cases from 2000 and 2002 after his DNA matched the assailant's following a robbery arrest.

Stephan Smith was arrested in Jacksonville for the second-degree murder of 18-year-old Xzaria Randall at a party.

18-year-old Xzaria Randall was fatally shot in Jacksonville. Suspect Stephan Smith, 23, was arrested and is facing a murder charge. The local community seeks justice and safety amidst concerns about gun violence.

Jacksonville authorities arrested 52-year-old Jason Leonard Blount for cold case rapes from 20+ years ago after his DNA, submitted following a robbery arrest, matched samples from the old cases.

A sewer main collapse on East Bay Street in Downtown Jacksonville has caused lane closures and detours. JEA crews are working on repairs, which may take a week.

A 65-year-old motorcyclist was killed by a 14-year-old ATV driver on a dirt road. The teen drove the wrong way and hit the northbound motorcyclist, who died at the scene.

A drug bust by SJSO on Julia Street resulted in the arrest of Tremayne Justin Whitty, with charges for trafficking cocaine and other drug-related offenses.